Qualifying Begins Tuesday At Fair Park Wrestling Arena
A wrestling card at Sled Allen's Arena Fair Park Coliseum heads for a long night of action on Tuesday with Ray Clements of Lubbock vs Hans Schnable of Milwaukee in the main event. Other bouts pit Tokyo Jo vs Gene LaBelle, Gary Guerrero vs Tommy Phelps, and Farmer Jones vs Babe Zaharias. Reserved seats and box office details are listed.
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Fair Park Coliseum
Ray
Clements
Schnable
Milwaukee
Allen
LaBelle
United States
Joe
Guerrero
Lubbock
Phelps
Farmer Jones
Zaharais
Joe Louis Told No More Wrestling for Six Months
Chicago July 21 An athletic commission physician advised that Joe Louis be barred from wrestling for at least six months in Illinois. Louis, formerly the heavyweight champion, was examined after being ordered withheld from wrestling by Commissioner Lou Radzienda. Dr Irving Slott will file his report Monday and may order another exam if Louis seeks to wrestle again after six months.
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Chicago
Tienois Athletic Commission
Joe Louis
Louis
Irving Slott
Slot
Lou Radzienza
Sloth
Commission
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National Junior Amateur Golf Meet Kicks Off in Hobbs
Hobbs hosts a week of sectional qualifying for the National Junior Amateur Championship at Hobbs Country Club with 18 hole rounds. New Mexico and West Texas juniors compete for spots to Williams College Mass and the Hobbs Municipal Invitation. Local entrants may enter for $10 and play four days if paid promptly.
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Hobbs
Hobbs Country Club
New Mexico
West Texas
Taconic Golf Club
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Fred Hogan
Midland
USGA
Henry Hodde
Bob Meiering
Roswell
Sam Stoltz
Dode Forrester
al Forrester
P.O. Box
District Pony League Tourney Opens In Hobbs
Hobbs hosts the 1956 sub district tournament with five teams in a double elimination format. El Paso No 2 faces Loving ton at 5 30 p m and El Paso No 1 with Jal Eunice at 8 p m in opening games as Monahans declines to enter.
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Hobbs
Hobbs Pony League All-Stars
el Paso
Lovington
Monahans
West Texans
Truett Randolph
Jack West
Kingsville
Tex
Williamsport
B&m Service Co
Phil Dyer
Mike Edwards
Ronald Jacoby
T. Earl Smith
Phil Stewart
Famariss
Larry Dunaway
Lester Lalley
Sanford Parker
Gary Reagan
Holmes Drillers
Jimmy Rash
Madera Thunderbirds
Dwight Arrington
Jimmy Don Swafford
Davey Walters
Watson Truck
Hal Hunt
Charles Jarboe
New-Mex Cats
Hollis Clayton
Dan Hann
Clay
Ieague
Pampa
Lubbock
Little League Park
Roswell
Sertoma Club
Central Baptist blanks St Johns in league upset
Central Baptist shut out St Johns Central Baptist blanked St Johns Methodist 10 0 Skyline Baptist beat Modern Manor Cumberland Presbyterian 11 10 Austin Stedman limited St Johns to four hits Doug Conway and Laverne Wilson led the winners with doubles and multiple hits Dwain Goodnight pitched for Skyline Baptist in their win Jordan and Howell doubled for the losers Final scores show Central Baptist 4 St Johns 0 and Skyline Baptist 11 Modern Manor 10
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Central Baptist
St. John's Methodist
Skyline Baptist
Modern Manor
Cumberland Presbyterian
Austin Stedman
St. John's
Doug Conway
Laverne Wison
Vestal Vaughn
Dwain Goodnight
C. J. Jordan
Jordan
Harvey Howell
Inducements For Sugar Bowl Teams To Leave Out Negroes
Louisiana law bans interracial activities affecting sports and social life. Sugar Bowl teams may skip black players to gain about 120000 dollars and prestige. Wisconsin moves to drop 1957 58 LSU series in light of the anti racial law.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Lawrence Gibbs
Ouachita
Earl K. Long
Week
Long
Sugar Bowl
Texas Baseball League
Shreveport
University of Wisconsin
Louisiana State University
Holmberg Tops List of Junior Netters
Holmberg of Brooklyn the 1956 Wimbledon junior champion leads a near 200 player field in the Western Junior and Boys Tennis Tournament at University of Illinois. The event runs Monday to Saturday with Holmberg facing strong rivals Eddie Sledge of Dallas and others including Paul Palmer of Phoenix and Bobby Siska of San Francisco.
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Champaign
Ron Holmberg
Brooklyn
University of Ilinois
Holmberg
Eddie Sledge
Dallas
Paul Palmer
Phoenix
Bobby Siska
San Francisco
California
Post High completes coaching staff with Frank Krhut hire
The Post High School announces its coaching staff is filled with Frank Krhut named line coach. Krhut is a 21 year old Sul Ross College graduate from Wakeeney Kansas who played football and baseball. Head coach Leroy Fenstemaker arrives from Llano and will lead football with Krhut and Burl McCoy arriving late August to assist with practice.
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Post
Frank Krhut
Sul Ross College
Krhut
Wakeeney
Kan
Oklahoma
Sul Ross
Leroy Fenstemaker
Llano
Burl McCoy
McCoy
Abilene Christian College
N. R.jiggs King
Herman’ F. Raphelt
Red Sox Pirates Lead in ABC Branch Pee Wee Race
The Red Sox and Pirates tie for first in the Pee Wee League of the ABC Branch Boys Club baseball. Giants sit a half game behind, Yankees are fourth one game back. In Midget League Red Sox chase in second, one and a half games out, while in Junior League Red Sox trail by two games.
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Red Sox
Pirates
Yankees
Dodgers
ABC
Giants
Fone
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Oliver Jackson
Abi- Jene Christian College
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Jess Hill
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Bear Bryant
Doc Hayes
Ken Loeffler
Central Baptist Blanks
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Derance Crawford
Tom Abel
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